eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Databases contain some of the most critical data in enterprises, so vulnerabilities in them are serious issues. From Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, the team discovered 399,200 exposed databases due to those efforts. Also read: Database Security: 7 Best Practices & Tips. ” See our picks for the Top Database Security Solutions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2021

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the polkit auth system service, tracked as CVE-2021-3560 , which is used on most Linux distros can allow an unprivileged attacker to get a root shell. ” reads the description published by the security advisory. ” reads the description published by the security advisory.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

Nissan immediately notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre. The company did not share details about the attack or its scope, but a few weeks later the Akira ransomware group claimed to have stolen 100 GB of information from the company.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 16, 2021

After two rounds of public comments, the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “DSL”) was formally issued on June 10, 2021, and will become effective on September 1, 2021. The DSL will apply to data recorded in electronic and other forms. Data Security Policies.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Data in the clear is no small cybersecurity risk for organizations of all sizes. When data is stored “in the clear,” it’s unencrypted, meaning that anyone with access to the storage device or file can view the data. Encrypted data involves both data in transit and data at rest. For data in transit, TLS 1.3

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The tool uses security analytics to detect anomalous activity that deviates from a baseline of "normal" user behaviors and notifies parties when unusual behavior occurs. It offers risk assessment, auditing, incident management, mitigation, and compliance management to ensure a solid security posture. Learn more about StandardFusion.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2021

OVH, the largest hosting provider in Europe, has suffered a terrible fire that destroyed the data centers located in Strasbourg. OVH, one of the largest hosting providers in the world, has suffered a terrible fire that destroyed its data centers located in Strasbourg. — Octave Klaba (@olesovhcom) March 10, 2021.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2023

government announced up to a $10 million bounty for information linking the Clop ransomware gang to a foreign government. The US goverment is offering up to a $10 million bounty for information linking CL0P Ransomware Gang or any other threat actors targeting U.S. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2021

Mint Mobile discloses a data breach, an unauthorized attacker gained access to subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers. BleepingComputer reported that Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers to another carrier.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Organizations have paid more than $600 million in cryptocurrency during 2021, nearly one-third to the Conti ransomware gang. and Australia have published a joint advisory warning of an increased globalised threat of ransomware worldwide in 2021. Last week, cybersecurity agencies from the U.K., added the company. .”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The UK media outlet The Telegraph has leaked 10 TB of subscriber data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. The UK newspaper The Telegraph’, one of the UK’s largest newspapers and online media outlets, has leaked 10 TB of data after failing to properly secure one of its databases.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft December 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 67 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows Installer vulnerability. One of the vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft, tracked as CVE-2021-43890 , is under active exploitation. Yes No EoP CVE-2021-43883 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important 7.1

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

For businesses, the same is now true about information. Data has become critical to your organization’s success. At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

A report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. These data are the result of the increased exposure of netizens through social media.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2021

The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 The study highlights the significant impact of the ongoing pandemic on the cost of data breaches and the effort to contain them. ” states IBM Security. since the 2017).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Authentication and access management increasingly perceived as core to Zero Trust Security. Tue, 09/14/2021 - 05:52. While many consider that remote access to corporate resources and data as the key disruption, security teams had to face many more challenges. State of Multi-Factor Authentication.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2021

Volkswagen America discloses a data breach at a third-party vendor that exposed the personal details of more than 3.3 Volkswagen America discloses a data breach suffered by a third-party vendor used by the car vendor for sales and marketing purposes. The security breach affected a subsidiary Audi and authorized dealers in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Block disclosed a data breach related to the Cash App investing app and is notifying 8.2 The data breach involved a former employee that downloaded some unspecified reports of its Cash App Investing app that contained some U.S. customer information. customer information. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

billion for cyber operations in next year’s budget for the Department of Defense, a data that confirms the strategic importance of the fifth domain of the warfare for the US Government. The budget was released on February 10, it requests $9.8 It aims at reducing the risk of cyber attacks on networks, systems, and information.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Robinhood disclosed a security breach, an unidentified threat actor gained unauthorized access to approximately 7 million customer records. is an American commission-free stock trading and investing platform, it had 18 million accounts as of March 2021, with over $80 billion in assets. Robinhood Markets , Inc. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Data belonging to 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a December 2021 ransomware attack that hit Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG). Data of 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit HR management platform Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) in December. We notified PUMA of this incident on January 10, 2022.”

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 18, 2021

On May 10, 2021, the Ecuadorian National Assembly unanimously approved the Organic Law on Data Protection (the “Data Protection Law”), which President Moreno is expected to sign. Unlike the GDPR, however, the Data Protection Law provides for lower civil monetary penalties for violations that range from 0.1%

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. Forecasts and recommendations set out in Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020-2021 seek to prevent financial damage and manufacturing downtimes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

McLaren Health Care (McLaren) experienced a data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 2.2 McLaren Health Care (McLaren) disclosed a data breach that occurred between late July and August. The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2021

Nvidia has released security updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities affecting the Nvidia GPU display driver and vGPU software. . The addressed flaws may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, or information disclosure. ” reads the security advisory. . 1053 and CVE?2021?1054

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Experts publicly disclose Proof-of-concept exploits for a critical remote code execution zero-day vulnerability, tracked a CVE-2021-44228 (aka Log4Shell ), in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. Apache Log4j2 jndi RCE #apache #rce [link] pic.twitter.com/CdSlSCytaD — p0rz9 (@P0rZ9) December 9, 2021.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

A database containing personal information of 8,929,503 Zacks Investment Research users emerged on a popular hacking forum on June 10, 2023. The availability of the archive was reported by the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned , which notified Zecks. ” reported HIBP.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. How security incidents occurred.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Hive ransomware gang, which claimed the responsibility for the Tata Power data breach, started leaking data. Threat actors hit the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure of the company. The company confirmed that the security breach impacted “some of its IT systems.”. key files. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

GoDaddy discloses a security breach, threat actors have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers in a long-runing attack. The security breach was discovered in December 2022 after customer reported that their sites were being used to redirect to random domains. ” reads a FORM- 10-K filed with SEC.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Broward Health public health system disclosed a massive data breach that has impacted more than 1.3 The Broward Health public health system has suffered a data breach that impacted 1,357,879 individuals. Broward Health , formally the North Broward Hospital District, is one of the 10 largest public health systems in the U.S.

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IG Guru

JANUARY 19, 2021

January 10, 2021 by Patricia C. Franks It’s (finally) 2021—do you know where your data is? In the early days of the pandemic, this was a question that surely crossed the minds of most employees who needed access to data to perform their work. While it’s natural to look for the latest publication on a […].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 334 appeared first on Security Affairs. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

Privacy Affairs published the Dark Web Index, an analysis of prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces and related to the period between February 2021 and June 2022. The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. verified account goes for $170 ($710 in 2021).

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